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That rules out the Isle of Wight, then

RJSRdg wrote: ↑24 Apr 2021, 20:44 That rules out the Isle of Wight, then

Yes, I will offer that one for free. That rules out eight from two and a half thousandish...!

Okay, thank you for your patience and hard work. It may have been frustrating for some, but 'experience is what you get when you don't get what you want'!

It's now time for proper hints for Station K, and its bonus:

* For the station: How many hyphens?
* For the bonus: "Aaaarrghh, me hearties!"

Ah, the penny may be dropping at last. I hope you may get the idea of how I could have put you off the scent, without actually lying...

A few days left to PM me. I'll give the answers at the weekend!

Right-y-ho, then! Station ‘K’ is finished. Let’s get on with the answers. I’ll do the station and bonus separately.

The station hint was “How many hyphens?” Hopefully you deduced it would be quite a lot. And indeed, the station has three of them. There are only four stations in the country (as far as I’m aware) which contain three hyphens. They are: Chapel-en-le-Frith, Hall-i'-th'-Wood, Harrow-on-the-Hill, and our mystery station, which is: Walton-on-the-Naze.

Well done to Steevooo, trains 500 and Tubeguru who all got the station right. And pretty quickly too. But what about the bonus?

Thank you for persevering and working hard on the bonus. I’m sure you’ll look back to the latter half of April 2021 with fondness, even if you were tearing your hair out at the time. Who was it who said “A mind stretched to accommodate a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions”? It’s been a delightful education for me too, as I’ve learnt a lot from your submissions about various railway lines which I wasn’t previously aware of. So, thank you. But anyway…

…as you may have guessed from my ‘sleight-of-write’, I led you up the garden path a bit. The 1960s were indeed a bad time for the railways, but as for the stations opening up, well, er, I didn’t say they were railway stations did I? Oops, how careless of me…

So what were they? They weren’t found in Suffolk, Essex or Kent. In the pre-hint, I encouraged you to look in another direction. Not inland, but out to sea! The actual hint? "Aaaarrghh, me hearties!" It's the call of a pirate (as you will know if you've every been in conversation with one...) And just outside British territorial waters, this area is where you’d have found the bulk of offshore Pirate Radio Stations. This map will give you an idea of their location. And it’s worth reading the history, if you don’t know much about them.

Top marks to:
• Steeeeevooooooooo, who correctly guessed Pirate radio stations before the hint was given.

Also, well done to:
• Tubeguru, who didn’t submit the correct answer until after the hint was given, but must be given credit for guessing the decommissioned Nuclear Power Stations of Sizewell A and Bradwell, which actually could also be a valid answer to the bonus!

Thank you for playing. Fancy another round? I know you do! Especially when it contains more than one bonus question. Coming up sometime soon….

Pirate Radio Stations - i thought this was a railway forum.

trains 500 wrote: ↑01 May 2021, 13:52 Pirate Radio Stations - i thought this was a railway forum.

On the whole - but you'll see the Quizzes and Games section contains quite a lot of off-topic quizzes. Just for fun!

Anyway - nothing so off-the-wall for the next challenge, coming soon...

Now that the weather is warming up (or trying to…), here’s a reminder of colder times – a picture-postcard photo of Station L. I took it on a chilly morning a few years back, whilst waiting for a train (which never came, but that’s another story…).

‘Twas quite a cold snap! 24 hours later, the view from the bridge looked pretty much the same. However, add another 24 hours, and the view would be somewhat different.

• Name Station L.
• Bonus Question 1: What happened to change the scenery so dramatically soon after my departure?
• Bonus Question 2: Identify the precise date I took the photo.

PM your answers as usual. (Incidentally, the answer to Bonus Question 1 isn’t ‘The snow melted!’)

looks my my A* in Geography may come into use here.

trains 500 wrote: ↑01 May 2021, 14:44 looks my my A* in Geography may come into use here.

A* - is that 'A snowflake'? Plenty of those in the picture!

I didn't get an A* in geography, but that didn't matter here.

Answers submitted.

whilst I scratch my head at the boni (the plural of bonuses?) of station L, its about time I released a new challenge. So here is station M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XGEio5Bros

trains 500 wrote: ↑03 May 2021, 10:50 whilst I scratch my head at the boni (the plural of bonuses?) of station L, its about time I released a new challenge. So here is station M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XGEio5Bros

When did you take that photo?

Actually, never mind - I've got it

tubeguru wrote: ↑03 May 2021, 12:35 Actually, never mind - I've got it

Me too. Took a bit longer than stations E and J, but got there. Will submit answer in a minute or so...

So class, pay attention! We have two special guest appearances to present our hints for Station L. Who could they be? Well firstly, flying in directly from around 500 BC, it’s Chinese philosopher, Confucius! I’m sure you’ll make him very welcome. So, the hint for the station – Confucius he say:

• “This comedian no pay tax? Many people cross over this!”

Thank you, Mr Confucius. Now our second special guest philosopher comes from Greece, around 400 BC. Yes, it’s Socrates, who’ll give us the hint to Bonus 1. Socrates he say:

• “Whoops! I really don’t think the driver wanted to do that!”

Isn’t it exciting? Just like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure! Oh, and the hint for Bonus 2, I’ll round it off:

• “When did ‘Whoops’ happen?”

A few more days left; let's see those PMs flooding in…

That Confucius hint is the easiest one I've seen from you so far.